| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Ittihad | 15 | L9 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0/15 | 0-9 |
| Al-Ahli Atbara | 6 | L1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4/15 | 3-4 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Ittihad | 14 | 26 | 10 | -31 | LLDWL | 12 | +2 |
| Al-Ahli Atbara | 12 | 26 | 27 | -12 | LWLLD | 12 | 0 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2014-10-01
On the table this was a mismatch: Al-Ahli Atbara (12th, 27 pts) held a 17-point advantage over Al Ittihad (14th, 10 pts). Against a league average of 1.07 goals per team per game, Al Ittihad ran at 0.38 scored and 1.58 conceded, Al-Ahli Atbara at 0.85 and 1.31.
Al Ittihad arrived off nine straight defeats. Al-Ahli Atbara had not won in 6 games.
The venue was Wad Madani Stadium in Wad Madani, with room for 10,000 spectators.
